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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2005; 11(21): 3323-3326
Published online Jun 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i21.3323
Occult celiac disease prevents penetrance of hemochromatosis
Andreas Geier, Carsten Gartung, Igor Theurl, Guenter Weiss, Frank Lammert, Christoph G. Dietrich, Ralf Weiskirchen, Heinz Zoller, Benita Hermanns, Siegfried Matern
Andreas Geier, Carsten Gartung, Frank Lammert, Christoph G. Dietrich, Siegfried Matern, Department of Internal Medicine III, Aachen University (RWTH), Aachen, Germany
Igor Theurl, Guenter Weiss, Heinz Zoller, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Ralf Weiskirchen, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Aachen University (RWTH), Aachen, Germany
Benita Hermanns, Department of Pathology, Aachen University (RWTH), Aachen, Germany
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Andreas Geier, MD, Department of Internal Medicine III, Aachen University (RWTH), Pauwelsstrasse 30, D-52074 Aachen, Germany. ageier@ukaachen.de
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Received: July 5, 2004
Revised: July 6, 2004
Accepted: September 19, 2004
Published online: June 7, 2005
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